Austin Growing Yes, Austin certainly is a growing town. Construction seems to be everywhere; roads, buildings, houses, etc. The flights into Austin are full and roads backed up at rush hour. Summers are a bit hot, but the remainder of the year makes for a nice environment.

Austin just before dark! This image was captured handheld. At 1/4 sec, it’s at the edge of my ability to get a sharp image handheld. So, perhaps, it’s not the best image, but still it shows that you can get a passable image even if you’re not equipped with the proper gear; in this case a tripod. The underside of this bridge, the Congress Ave bridge, over the Colorado River, happens to be the daytime home for thousands of bats. Just before dark, they begin to come out for an evening of fun and games as well as a bit of hunting. It’s quite a spectacle; in good weather, hundreds of people come out to see the bats. It takes several hours for all the bats to leave the bridge.

Photog’s Weather

Saturday

Partly Cloudy

High 36°/Low 14°

20%

Sunday

Clear

High 41°/Low 34°

10%

Monday

Rain

High 55°/Low 52°

90%

Tuesday

Rain

High 57°/Low 22°

100%

What I must do is all that concerns me. This rule, equally arduous in actual and intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness. It is harder because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it. - Ralph Waldo Emerson -